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C84800 Brass vs. C10700 Copper

Both C84800 brass and C10700 copper are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is C10700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.2 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
35
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
7.9 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
99.83 to 99.915
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050